Internet Safety for You and Your Students A presentation for the North Woods Partnership By Edie Miles February 7, 2007 The quote below is adapted from the permission used on Bernie Dodge’s WebQuest page and should also work for this presentation. You can delete this textbox when you make your changes. "We all benefit by being generous with our work. Permission is hereby granted for other educators to copy this PowerPoint presentation, update or otherwise modify it, and post it elsewhere provided that the original author's name is retained in the bibliography, along with a link back to the original URL where you downloaded this file. On the line after the original author's name, you may add 'Modified by (your name) on (date)'.

Working Together Students Staff Parents

iSafety for Students

iSafety for Students Follow the Rules Whether they are rules set by the school or your parents, please follow the rules that will help protect you. MSAD #41 Acceptable Use Policy MSAD #41 Student Rules

iSafety for Students Protect Your Information Internet privacy consists of privacy over the media of the Internet: the ability to control what information one reveals about oneself over the Internet, and to control who can access that information. Tracking Teresa Password Rap

iSafety for Students Protect Your Computer Do not leave your computer on and logged in Password protect your computer Do not share your passwords Create strong passwords Create a password similar to what you want to use and check it on the site below. Password checker

iSafety for Students Cyber-bullying Cyber-bullying (cyberbullying, online bullying) is the use of electronic information and communication devices such as , instant messaging, text messages, mobile phones, pagers and defamatory websites to bully or otherwise harass an individual or group through personal attacks or other means, and it may constitute a computer crime. Stop Bullying NowStop Bullying Now Video Take the Quiz

iSafety for Students 4 Rules for Safety CHECK FIRST TAKE A FRIEND TELL PEOPLE "NO" WHEN THEY TRY TO CAUSE YOU HARM TELL AN ADULT YOU TRUST IF ANYTHING HAPPENS Real Life Stories

iSafety for Students Surf Safely What does it mean to Surf Safely? Earn your license FBI Internet Tips Online Safety Quiz

l S A E F T Y individual student awareness for every time you are online iSafety

We Can Stay Safe Together Return to: Students Staff Parents

NetSmartz - Ask Dr. Sharon iSafety for Parents

Monitor your child’s online behavior. Keep your family computer in a highly visible, common area, like the family room or the kitchen - NOT in your child’s bedroom Check out the stats iSafety for Parents

Give your child guidance Set rules for computer use Can you create rules together? What should they be?

Communicate with your children. Ask your children to show you what sites they go to, and be open and willing to discuss the inappropriate material they might come across. iSafety for Parents

Harassment Harassment is harassment, online or off. If someone is engaging in illegal activity involving your children, such as threatening their safety or exposing them to unnecessary danger, they may be in violation of the law. iSafety for Parents

Safety Tips View Netsmartz.org A Parent’s Guide to Internet Safety iSafety for Parents

Be Proactive If someone is posting anything about your child online, especially personal information, it is important to contact your Internet Service Provider. iSafety for Parents

Resources You Can Use iSafe NetSmartz American Library Association Internet SafetyAmerican Library Association Internet Safety Microsoft - Protect Your FamilyMicrosoft - Protect Your Family StaySafeOnline WiredKids StaySafe.org

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iSafety for Staff

iSafety for Staff Ensuring Safety Literacy Matters 1.Safety Factors 2.Potential Pitfalls 3.Guidelines and Policies

iSafety for Staff Acceptable Use Policies Know what they are and where you can find them. Examples available from MSAD #41: Student Staff

iSafety for Staff Monitor Walk around the room Apple Remote Desktop Locate students so screens are viewable Keep students engaged with their work

iSafety for Staff Secure Your Computer Lock your room Do not leave your computer on and logged in Password protect your computer Do not share your passwords Create strong passwords Create a password similar to what you want to use and check it on the site below. Password checker

iSafety for Staff Secure Your Data Lock your room Do not leave your computer on and logged in Password protect your computer Do not leave your laptop in a vehicle Do not share your passwords Create strong passwords Protect your portable information (CD back ups, key drives) Story on Laptop Theft

iSafety for Staff Do not leave your computer on and logged in Create strong passwords Do not save your password Do not use student names in s Delete s from unknown sources Do not open attachments unless you are expecting it

iSafety for Staff Viruses Let the tech coordinator know if you do not have anti-virus loaded on your computer Do not open from unknown sources Run a virus scan weekly Unplug your computer from the network and contact the tech coordinator if you suspect you have a virus

Electronic Pledges and Brochures National Crime Prevention CouncilNational Crime Prevention Council NetSmartz Safety PledgeNetSmartz Safety Pledge SafeSurfers.org American Library Association Internet SafetyAmerican Library Association Internet Safety

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